Digest

Severe afternoon thunderstorms brought down power lines and left thousands of people without power, officials said.

Around 3 p.m., nearly 14,000 people in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach were powerless, Florida Power & Light Co. officials said. They expected power to be restored to most of those customers by 6 p.m.

According to the South Florida Water Management District's Web site, the storms dropped the most rain on Delray Beach, Lake Worth and west of Boca Raton.

United Way receives $300,000 for help centers

The United Way of Palm Beach County received a $300,000 grant to establish one-stop resource centers to help people figure out which government services they can get.

People who make less than $35,000 a year can find out if they qualify to receive food stamps, Medicaid, KidCare or other federal, state and local health and human services.

Money management, credit repair and financial literacy classes also will be available.

The resource services will be available at Prosperity Center and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites. For a complete list of centers call 561-383-1111 or visit www.unitedwaypbc.org and click on "Helpful Links."

LAKE WORTH

New details surface in drive-by shooting

Police have released new details regarding the SUV used in Wednesday night's gang-related drive-by shooting that left one boy dead and two others injured.

Detectives are looking for a mid- to late-1990s green Ford Explorer with a square primer patch on the front fender. The primer is red, Sgt. Dan Boland said.

At least four men in the SUV opened fire on a group standing in the 600 block of F Street. Ricardo Andres, 14, died in front of his home; 17-year-old Victor Matias was taken to Delray Medical Center, where he was listed in fair condition; and 9-year-old Oscar Pascual ran home with a bullet wound to his shoulder and was later taken to Delray Medical Center, where he also was listed in fair condition.

Anyone with information about the vehicle or homicide is asked to call Detective Eric Stull, 561-586-1611, ext. 367, or Crime Stoppers, 800-458-8477.

SOUTH FLORIDA

U.S. House challenger keeps up in money race

Former Wilton Manors Mayor Jim Stork, a Democrat, is still keeping pace in the money race with Republican Clay Shaw, whose U.S. House of Representatives District 22 seat they're fighting over.

Congressional campaigns had to report their financial activity Thursday for the past three-month period. In the previous quarter, Stork outraised the congressman.

This time, Stork (www.storkforcongress.com) raised $379,244 to Shaw's $415,732. Shaw (www.clayshaw.com) had the advantage on the bottom line, however, with $842,454 to Stork's $400,151. While Stork started from zero, Shaw had money left over from his previous campaign.

Two others are running for the seat. One is a write-in independent candidate, Don Kennedy of Boynton Beach. The other is Constitution Party member Jack McLain of Jupiter Farms (www.cpflorida.com).